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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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